Bios error messages – Dell 6 GBps SAS HBA User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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BIOS Error Messages

Message: Press <Ctrl+C> to enable BIOS

Description: When the BIOS is disabled, you are given the option to

enable it by entering the

Configuration Utility. You can change the setting

to

Enabled in the Configuration Utility.

Message: Adapter configuration may have changed,
reconfiguration is recommended!
Press CTRL-C to run Dell 6 Gbps SAS HBA Configuration

Utility
Description: Start the Configuration Utility and confirm the

configuration of the 6 Gbps SAS HBA or Internal Tape Adapter controller.

Message: Initializing...
Description: This message is displayed while the BIOS is waiting to

initialize.

Message: SAS discovery error

Description: Indicates that there is a discovery error reported by the

firmware and may be accompanied by more such messages. Enter the

Configuration Utility to investigate.

Message: Device not available at HBA n, HDL n, LUN
Description: Device may not be ready at this time. The device will be

retried. If the problem persists, restart your system.

Message: ERROR! Device is not responding to Read

Capacity
Description: The device does not respond to a read capacity command.

Contact Dell.

Message: Failed to add device, too many devices!

Description: Cannot allocate resources for additional devices.

Message: ERROR! Adapter Malfunctioning!
Description: The adapter did not initialize properly. There may be a

problem with the adapter configuration. Reload the BIOS configuration.

Start the

Configuration Utility again and see if the issue persists.

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